There is a space for passenger planes in the late Ming Dynasty

August 20th.

Lu Xiangsheng led the 1st Cavalry Division, the 1st Shanxi Combat Division and the Ordos Cavalry, a total of 45,000 people, through the grasslands north of Xuanda and arrived at the territory of the Horqin tribe.

The Horqin tribe was the first of the major tribes in Mongolia to defect to the Manchus. The tribe had been married to the Manchu royal family all the year round, and they were the die-hard henchmen of the Manchus.

The first queen and two concubines of the Tartar chief Taiji were both from the Horqin tribe.

The leader of the Horqin tribe first married his daughter Zhezhe to Huang Taiji. Since Zhezhe did not give birth to a son, the Horqin troops were worried that she would fall out of favor, so they married Zhezhe's niece Bumubutai, who later became the famous Zhuang Concubine. Huang Tai Chi.

However, after Bumbutai married, she gave birth to a daughter, and the Horqin tribe planned to send another woman to Huang Taiji.

Therefore, in 1634 AD, Baylor Wu Keshan sent his 26-year-old sister Hai Lanzhu to Shengjing to marry Huang Taiji. Hailanzhu is Bumubutai's sister, and later became Huang Taiji's favorite.

Historically, in 1641, Huang Taiji was fighting the Songjin War with the Ming army. Suddenly he received news that Concubine Chen, Hai Lanzhu, was critically ill. He immediately abandoned his army and rushed to Shengjing. Six horses were exhausted along the way, just to see Hai Lanzhu one last time.

Precisely because of Horqin's close and special relationship with the Manchu Qing Dynasty, Horqin sent a large number of cavalry to follow the Qing army during several campaigns.

Moreover, the Horqin tribe spared no effort in fighting tough battles, killing Ming troops, and robbing property. They can be said to be die-hard supporters and followers of Manta.

After Lu Xiangsheng led the troops to the Horqin grassland, he and Zhou Ruibing divided into two groups to outflank the Horqin tribe from the north and south.

Horqin's tribal leader Badali never thought that the Han army would attack at this time. They had always attacked the Ming Dynasty. When would the Han people dare to go deep into the hinterland of the grassland to attack.

What's more, at this time, they received a report from Shengjing in the Manchu Qing Dynasty, saying that Prince Rui Dorgon personally led an army of 50,000, and together with the Guan Ning Army, the most capable army of the Ming Dynasty, entered the pass to fight the Zhenming Army. , there is no danger anymore.

Therefore, their awareness of prevention was very weak. Badali and several tribal nobles got drunk every day and did not even send sentry horses.

Lu Xiangsheng's cavalry division all attacked the camp where the tribal leader was, and then he hurriedly organized his troops to try to fight.

The young and strong guards of the tribal leaders and some nearby herdsmen who had just assembled were scattered by a single volley from the forward troops of the First Cavalry Division.

Then Lu Xiangsheng ordered the five thousand cavalry of the Ordos tribe to charge with all their strength, and soon wiped out the cavalry directly under Badali.

Zhou Rui led the 1st Shanxi Combat Division on the northern route, and Yang Lukai, the brigade general of the 1st Cavalry Division, led the troops on the southern route, sweeping away other scattered tribes in Horqin along the way.

In just two days, more than 5,000 Horqin tribe cavalry were annihilated and six to seven thousand were captured. This basically wiped out the main force of the Horqin tribe, which was equivalent to breaking one of Huang Taiji's legs.

Chao Lu and Wu En, the leading generals from the Ordos tribe, were very happy. In the past, the Horqin tribe had a special relationship with Hou Jin and often extorted and exploited them. This time, they were very motivated to participate in the attack on Horqin.

Soon the Tartar Corps defeated the Horqin tribe and captured the tribe leader Badali alive.

Badali was still drunk when he was captured, and he loudly shouted that Huang Taiji was his son-in-law, and that Horqin would definitely be in bad luck if he offended them.

Lu Xiangsheng didn't bother with him and locked up the captured tribal nobles together.

Then according to Lin Feng's usual practice, Chaolu and others presided over, mobilizing the herdsmen at the bottom of the tribe, especially the Han people, to follow the slaves to expose and criticize the oppression of them by the Manchu Tatars and tribal nobles.

Finally, Badali and others were found and put on trial.

Practice has proved that exploitation exists everywhere, especially in primitive organizations such as the Mongolian tribes. Tribal leaders and nobles have a lot of privileges, and bullying and exploiting herdsmen is commonplace.

As soon as the lower-level herdsmen were mobilized, they accused these nobles of their crimes like a flood.

Especially in order to flatter the Manchu Tatars, Badali not only sent his daughter there, but also sent many beautiful beauties from the tribe there. The young herdsmen at the bottom were extremely angry.

After a brief trial, Lu Xiangsheng arranged for the lower-level herdsmen to participate in the execution of Badali and others.

Then the captured Horqin cavalry officers were also screened, and most of the officers above centurions were executed.

Then the old and weak were eliminated, leaving only 3,000 cavalry. First, they were all added to the Ordos tribe cavalry, and then 2,000 were selected from the mixed soldiers to be added to the 1st Cavalry Division and the 1st Shanxi Combat Division. This was regarded as a complete complement to the continuous operations. vacancies.

The purpose of such a mixture was to disrupt the tribal affiliations of the Mongols so that they would not stick together. Moreover, the Ordos Mongols have been following the Zhenming Army for a long time, are relatively loyal, and can speak Chinese, so they can be used to command Horqin's cavalry. In the reorganized king's tent of the Horqin tribe, Lu Xiangsheng summoned Zhou Rui, deputy commander Yang Zhenwei of the 1st Shanxi Division, brigade generals Zhang Yan and Lu Biao, deputy commander Zhou Cong and brigade general Yang Lukai of the 1st Cavalry Division, as well as Chaolu and the Ordos troops. Wu En discussed the next march route together.

A group of people gathered around the military map in the tent, drinking milk tea and discussing.

"Everyone, after we defeat the Horqin tribe, should we march directly to Shengjing in the Qing Dynasty, or divide our forces to attack other Tatar cities?" Lu Xiangsheng asked.

"Superintendent, we are attacking the Horqin tribe this time. Due to the well-connected grassland, it is impossible to control all their defeated troops. Many of them still escaped. It is estimated that Huang Taiji will get news of our march into Liaodong soon.

I don't think it's safe to attack a big city like Shengjing when the Mantars are well prepared. Shengjing is the home base of the Tatars, and we cannot mobilize internal responses, so it will be difficult to succeed by force.

My suggestion is to divide our forces to sweep Manta's rear and force Huang Taiji to send troops to fight with us in the field. "Zhou Rui was the first to speak.

"Superintendent, my opinion is that it is not advisable to attack Shengjing directly. In order to march quickly this time, all of our troops are cavalry and do not carry siege equipment. Without internal cooperation, it will be difficult to successfully attack the fortified city." Zhou Cong also agreed with Zhou Rui's opinion.

"Commander, the Horqin Grassland is not far from the Jinzhou line. Some time ago, the Manchus were still attacking Jinzhou and built Yizhou City as a garrison base.

The Tatars should have stored more food and grass there, and most of the Tatars followed Dorgon into the pass. There were not many soldiers and horses left, so it was less difficult to attack the city. " Zhang Yan suggested.

"Superintendent, Yizhou is close to Jinzhou. If Yizhou is captured, we can try to recruit the Ming army to surrender in Jinzhou, open up the line from Jinzhou to Shanhaiguan, and cut off the escape route of Hong Chengchou and others." Yang Zhenwei, commander of the 1st Shanxi Combat Division, interrupted. He said that he turned out to be the deputy general of Datong in the Ming Dynasty and knew the generals of the Ming army relatively well.

Zu Dashou of Jinzhou had a blood feud with the Tatars and was unwilling to surrender. If Lu Xiangsheng personally came forward to surrender, the situation would be very different.

Especially now that the Zhenming Army has swept the world, warlord leaders like Zu Dashou are not very loyal to the Ming Dynasty, and they are not stupid, and they are good at judging the situation. As long as they can persuade them to surrender, there should be hope.

After Lu Xiangsheng listened to the generals' opinions, he stared at the map of Liaodong and began to think deeply.

This time Lin Feng ordered him to rush thousands of miles to attack the Tatar rear, mainly to change the passive situation where the Tatars could only attack and not be able to hurt the Tatars.

He did not order him to attack a specific city, nor did he hope to destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty by relying solely on the Tartar Corps.

In his heart, Lu Xiangsheng also hoped that he could make an emergency landing in the Ming court first, and it would be best if Emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty could take the initiative to give up his throne. In this way, Lin Feng can successfully ascend the throne as emperor and hopefully save Chongzhen's life.

This was what he had been thinking about as a minister of Chongzhen.

To make an emergency landing at the Ming court, all their hopes would be cut off.

Now the prince south of the capital has sent out the Zhengdong and Zhengnan regiments to capture Shandong and southern Zhili.

The capital is bounded by Shanxi and Henan to the west, and Tianjin Wei and Dahai to the east. If Liaodong is occupied again, the capital of the Ming Dynasty will be surrounded from all sides. Even if Chongzhen does not want to surrender, the ministers will surrender on their own.

After thinking carefully, Lu Xiangsheng said: "Based on everyone's opinions, I decided to divide the troops into two groups.

Along the way, Marshal Zhou led a Shanxi fighting division with more than 20,000 men, crossing the Liao River eastward to attack the Tatar hinterland in Liaoyang and Yaozhou.

If the Tatar city is well-defended, the city will not be fortified to reduce casualties. The main purpose is to contain the Tatar forces, destroy the foundation of their rule, and rescue the Han people who were captured in Liaodong. You are allowed to recruit and replenish troops while fighting, and I will report it to the prince separately. "

Zhou Rui stood up and clasped his fists and said, "Follow your orders!"

"When you are fighting behind enemy lines, you must give priority to your own safety to prevent being surrounded by Tatars. Report any situation in a timely manner." Lu Xiangsheng explained.

"Understood!" Zhou Rui replied.

Lu Xiangsheng motioned Zhou Rui to sit down, and then said: "On the other side, I will personally lead the First Cavalry Division and 6,000 Ordos Cavalry, go south to attack Yizhou, and then try to recruit Jinzhou to surrender, open up the Liaoxi Corridor, and force the capital of the Ming Dynasty."

Lu Xiangsheng was indeed a talented commander. He not only executed the order to attack the Manchurian hinterland, but also independently planned new combat operations based on the situation.

(End of this chapter)